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“What?”

“No signal”

“Telemetry’s down,” Captain Winslow told the to do with solar flaresup our satellites”

Kurt re how that would be a proble the most active phase of its eleven-year cycle Sunspots and flares were stirring up powerful electro incredible displays of light over both the northern and southern poles

Kurt glanced out the s If they weren’t socked in under a thick blanket of clouds, the aurora australis, or southern lights, ht have been a treat to see

“I’et some air,” Kurt said “Let me knohen the link is reestablished”

He opened the bulkhead door and stepped outside A chilly blast hit hi over hi his exposed skin He pulled his coat tight and shoved his hands into its pockets

He stepped to the rail and stood there, enjoying the solitude, until a bulkhead door opened behind him

He glanced back to see Hayley co out onto the deck “Kurt,” she shouted, “I think we’ve found them I think we’ve found Thero”

Shethe rail cautiously A couple sheets of paper fluttered in her grip as the wind tried to pull them loose

Kurt took therabbed on to the ship’s rail with both hands

He looked down at the printouts On top was a led off to the west It looked like nothing but open ocean On the edge of the page was a nuet

“They’re on that line so, I can’t get a precise fix, but they’re on that line somewhere”

“Are you sure?”

“I did the calculations three ti There were no errors So the zero-point field”